Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:20 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:39 am – 5:26 pm
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People241 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.8111 householdsMedian household income $50,179Median home value $223,800Median rent $736 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $680 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 103 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 29%, education and health care 22%, other services 16%Average commute 24 minutes71% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 26°F33 in of rain a year, on about 46 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days85 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carnegie 5 Ne station, 12 mi away; rain from Colony
Parks and public landsCrowder Lake State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 253 acresFort Cobb Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 3,548 acresFort Cobb State Parkstate park · 13.8 mi · 4,980 acresVanderwork Public Fishing Areastate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 535 acresRed Rock Canyon State Parkstate park · 19.4 mi · 307 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 25 Jul 201949 mi away, near Kingfisher, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Feb 202641 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWashita County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025239 of 358 days measured115 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 131main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Comanche County, OK, 47 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWashita Co Rwd #2serves 1,032 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,560 ft475 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWeatherford Regional Hospital14.9 miPost officeColony Post Office1.8 miTown hallEakly Town Hall6.6 miPoliceEakly Police Department6.5 miFire stationColony Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthwestern Oklahoma State University14.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLawton Fort Sill Regional Airport LAW54 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC61 miInterstateI-4014 miUS highwayUS 28117 miAmtrakOklahoma City, OK OKC66 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73021 ZIP area.
